BlockBivins, Kentucky
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Rosewood census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42345. The Survey maps it on the Kirkmansville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1911 USGS Drakesboro quadrangle1:48000
- 1913 USGS Drakesboro quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Kirkmansville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1972 USGS Kirkmansville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Madisonville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
15 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Bivins between 2000 and 2019, burning about 70 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BIG MONEY |
| 26 July 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 March 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | TOOLEY HILL |
| 20 March 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 19 March 2014 | Smoking | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | FROG LEG |
| 18 March 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 16 March 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 March 2000 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Bivins: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbriar (historical) | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Weir | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Lone Star | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Rosewood | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Carters Creek (historical) | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Little Mountain (historical) | 7.1 miles | 12 | |
| Bancroft | 8.0 miles | 16 | |
| Pleasant Hill (historical) | 8.3 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2742988. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.